[WantToBeDone]

Hi All,

I’m a first time poster but have lurking around here for several months.

I received my second consecutive fail on REG yesterday, and have been feeling very bummed out and lacking motivation. I have already passed BEC and AUD, and am scheduled to take FAR on Aug 31 (although I am not too confident about being able to pass in this time period.)

My question is, I’ve used Becker self study and Wiley questions to supplement. I got a 60 on my first REG score and a 61 the second time. What bothers me the most, is that I felt much more confident walking out of the exam the second time, and I only scored 1 point higher. I’m not sure what else I can do. I was thinking of adding some new study material in, switching up my study location to get more quality hours/less distractions, etc. Can anyone recommend what they thought was the best study material for REG? I really thought I understood it this time 🙁

Thanks!!

BEC - 80
AUD - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 75

[lrj]

Nearly_there,

Absolutely right about Reg.

I really only advise this for a person's weak areas. If you just need a little review, MCQs and any review course will do.

But nearly everyone has those areas they just don't get, that just don't click with them, and the last thing that will help with that is MCQs. MCQs are repetitive and amenable to guessing, so not only do you not learn very much from getting one wrong, you can guess right and trick yourself into thinking you understand it better than you do. And then you get a sim on that topic and it sinks you. Practicing on sims, which is what my advice boils down to, avoids that pitfall.

You of course want to keep a close eye on your review course's outline of what areas are heavily tested, so you don't focus on lightly-tested areas, but that's true for any study plan.

FAR 92 1/3/12
AUD 93 2/2/12
BEC 89 2/28/12
REG 86 7/16/12

Waiting on REG

[Author]

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